North Carolina governor signs sports, horse racing betting law; wagering to being in early 2024
Regulated sports betting and horse racing should begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year after Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation that greatly expands gambling within the state's borders into law
2023-06-15 00:21
New airline planes will be required to have secondary barriers to the cockpit to protect pilots
It will be harder to break into the cockpit on new airline planes
2023-06-15 00:15
Germany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country's emissions gap by 2030
German officials say that an array of climate measures being introduced by the government will bring the country closer but not all the way toward meeting its national goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
2023-06-14 23:52
Agribusiness giant Cargill not doing enough to fight deforestation, protect human rights, group says
A coalition of activist groups and researchers has released a report it hopes will increase pressure on agribusiness giant Cargill to do more to fight deforestation and human rights abuse
2023-06-14 23:22
Pan-African Approach Needed to Ensure Food Security: New Economy
A pan-African approach is needed to solve the continent’s food-security dilemma given the high cost of developing agricultural
2023-06-14 23:16
IA chip race heats up as AMD introduces rival to Nvidia technology
Advanced Micro Devices has revealed a new artificial intelligence chip in its race to compete with fellow chipmaker Nvidia in supplying the foundation for a boom in AI-fueled business tools
2023-06-14 22:16
The Federal Reserve will likely leave interest rates alone for the first time in 15 months
The Federal Reserve, having raised interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades, is poised Wednesday to leave rates alone for the first time in 15 months to allow time to gauge the impact of its aggressive drive to tame inflation
2023-06-14 21:50
Inflationary pressures continue to ease, producer prices drop 0.3% from April to May
Wholesale prices in the United States dropped 0.3% from April to May, another sign that inflationary pressures continue to ease in the face of repeated interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve
2023-06-14 20:53
What if you can’t afford long-term care?
As many as 8 in 10 older Americans couldn’t afford more than four years in an assisted living facility or two years in a nursing home, according to a recent analysis
2023-06-14 20:52
China inks 'strategic partnership' with Palestinan Authority as it expands Middle East presence
China says it's established a “strategic partnership” with the Palestinian Authority during a visit to the country by President Mahmoud Abbas
2023-06-14 20:20
Vodafone, Three to merge UK mobile phone operations to capitalize on 5G rollout
Two of the U.K.’s biggest mobile phone operators have agreed to merge their businesses to capitalize on the rollout of next-generation 5G wireless technology in the country
2023-06-14 20:17
Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
European Union antitrust regulators are taking aim at Google’s lucrative digital advertising business, saying the tech giant must sell off some of its ad business to address competition concerns
2023-06-14 19:56